Climate activism can’t leave out the built environment — it generates half of emissions

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BY MICHAEL SHANK, PH.D., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 08/05/22 2:00 PM ET
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Work is done on the roof of a building under construction in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 3, 2022 California employers added 41,400 new jobs in April lowering the state’s unemployment rate to 4.6%. New unemployment claim in California remain high, with the state accounting for nearly 24% of all new jobless claims in the country. The biggest job losses came in construction, which lost 13,200 jobs in April. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

With Indonesian islanders suing cement producers for climate damagesrecently, buildings are getting much-needed attention for their carbon-heavy footprint. The built environment generatesnearly 50 percentof annual global emissions. Yet, buildings hardly receive the climate activism commensurate with their impact – despite concrete being thesecond-most consumedmaterial…

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